VC SK-105s Patagon ( Spanish: VC SK-105s Patagón ) - Argentinean light tank of the 2000s [1] . It consists of an Austrian-made chassis from the SK-105 tank and the French swinging tower FL-12 mounted on it from the AMX-13 tank, which was withdrawn from the arsenal of the Argentine army . A prototype was presented in November 2005 [2] . It has been mass-produced since 2007 , the total production amounted to about 40 cars.
| Patagon | |
|---|---|
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| Patagon | |
| Classification | light tank |
| Story | |
| Years of production | since 2005 |
| The number of issued, pcs. | 40 |
| Key Operators |  Argentina |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 105 mm |
| Gun type | threaded |
Content
Design
Armament
Light tank Patagon
Operators
- Argentina - 40 cars, as of 2010 [3]
Notes
- ↑ Argentina builds light tanks for Patagonia . - InFuture.ru .
- ↑ Patagón: el tanque de fabricación argentina fue presentado ayer . - DERF Agencia Federal de Noticias, 2005-11-23 (Spanish)
- ↑ The Military Balance 2010 .-- P. 175.